The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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This report represents the results of a study to plan for updating and maintaining the rigid pavement condition survey database for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). These data will be used to develop performance prediction models for rigid pavements (continuously reinforced concrete, jointed reinforced concrete, and jointed plain con
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This report discusses the analyses of deflection data collected on thick and thin asphaltic concrete pavement sections instrumented with Multi-depth Deflectometers (MDD's). Surface and depth deflection data were collected under both FWD and truck loadings. Linear elastic analysis was performed to compare layer moduli back calculation from FWD surfa
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This study addresses the need to incorporate automated incident management in a traffic management center to respond to accidents, disabled vehicles, and other capacity-reducing incidents. The strategy examined to address this need involved developing an automated incident management plan, by customizing personal computer (PC) software and special
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this report summarizes a two year research effort related to spacing and concrete over requirements for epoxy coated prestressing strand. Today, prestressed concrete is widely used in the construction industry. Prestressed members are generally smaller than their reinforced concrete counterparts under the same loading conditions. Thus, prestressed
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On July 14 - 16, 1993, the United States Department of Transportation and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey co-sponsored an Intermodal Workshop in New York City. The United Links For The United States workshop was the largest of several intermodal workshops sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration in 1993. The purpose of the work
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This report presents the results of the investigation for the cause of heaves at transverse cracks on US Highway 212 between LaPlant and the Missouri River. The investigation included a one-year field monitoring of surface movements at and near transverse cracks at the above project and at five control projects. During this period, soil and asphalt
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The in-depth inspection by WIDOT detected two sites that had visible cracks in the stiffener-to-hanger diaphragm welds, the east side of Hanger 6 in the north tie girder, and the east side of Hanger 4 in the south tie girder. Additionally, many ultrasonic indications were detected by WIDOT in the web-to-stiffener welds. On May 3, 1993 BIRL commence
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This study examines the effect of regulatory reform in the interstate trucking industry. In our model, carriers travel in round trips and choose to serve different markets corresponding to each leg of the trip. Some carriers have the regulatory authority to haul freight subject to regulation while other carriers do not. Unlike previous studies that
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The objectives of this research were to explore the current transportation planning process in California, to understand the challenges and opportunities posed by Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS); and to develop a framework for a transportation planning methodology that responds to them. In developing such a methodology, the authors' goal
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Oregon. Department of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
1993-06-01
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The reasons for metric conversion are simple. The United States is the only industrialized country in the world not metric. Not being able to "speak the metric language" has limited the U.S. competitiveness in what has become a global economy. The metric system itself is easy to use. Other nations, like Great Britain, Canada, and Australia that con
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Latex-modified concrete (LMC) is Portland cement concrete (PCC) with an admixture of latex. LMC is considered to be nearly impermeable to chlorides and is extensively used to construct bridge deck overlays. Unfortunately, some of these overlays have developed permature cracking and debonding. In an effort to deter these problems, steel fibers have
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It was shown in a previous study that the presence of delamination in concrete can be detected by the appearance of a distinctive signature in the analog radar reflection profiles recorded when a concrete deck is scanned with ground-penetrating radar. As a follow-up, radar was used on eleven overlaid bridge decks to assess the overall reliability o
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Airmen with aphakia and intraocular (IOL) implants who on a case-by-case basis, may obtain a waiver for a medical certificate have been previously associated with higher aviation accident rates when compared to the total civil airman population. This study analyzes the accident frequencies of these civil airmen for a 4-year period (1982-95). Medica
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Many chemical additives designed to inhibit the corrosive effect of salt on rebars are being marketed. Their effect on Portland Cement Concrete is neither known nor understood. This study is an attempt to determine if there is an effect and to understand its nature and results. 82p. (Note: The report has an actual length of 39 pages; in the PDF fil
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It is estimated that the production of new roofing shingles generates approximately 1,000,000 tons of waste annually in the U.S., and about 36,000 tons of this waste is in the Twin Cities Metro Area of Minnesota. With another 8.5 million tons of waste materials from the rebuilding of shingle or hot-mop roofs each year on a national scale, it seems
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This test report documents a crash test that was conducted for research and development in support of reducing heavy truck aggressiveness. This test was conducted with a 1993 Honda Civic 3-door hatchback, VIN 2HGEH2365PH519207, at Transportation Research Center Inc. on June 14, 1993. The test vehicle was impacted on the front left corner by the hea
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This study was undertaken to examine the potential for development of a Statewide Rideshare Support Program. This report documents the results of a literature review, telephone surveys with ridesharing agencies in Texas and four other states, and telephone surveys with departments of transportation in fifteen other states. Further, it outlines an i
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It is the objective of this report to look at benefits of public transit in a broad way to gain a better understanding of how their measurement can be used to assist in making decisions. The report provides a comprehensive view of the range of consequences of transit services and indicates various methods that can be used to assess their benefits.
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This report presents the construction and performance evaluation of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) pavements constructed in Rapid City, SD, in the summer of 1988 (Haines Avenue) and in the winter of 1990 (Sheridan Lake Road). The primary objective of this evaluation was to compare the performance of SFRC pavement with that of non-reinforced
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